Burning Sky Brewery

Microbrewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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Established in 2013

Contact
Place Barn, The St, Firle, BN8 6LP, England
Description
Burning Sky, a brewers dream. The dream of a long term brewer with a love of both punchy hop forward pales and of the beautiful Belgian beer tradition. A brewers brewery, we are fortunate to be blessed with a talented team.

Whilst industrial units are convenient, they seldom inspire, so we chose to locate ourselves within the beautiful and inspirational South Downs, occupying refurbished farm buildings in a slightly quirky village. A true farmhouse brewery.

Producing our first beer in the Autumn of 2013, we were rewarded far beyond our expectations – not just with a couple of orders but with Mark being voted ‘Brewer of the Year 2014’ by The Guild of British Beer Writers, and the brewery being named 4th Best New Brewery in the World 2014 by Ratebeer.

Whilst ambitious, we do not wish to grow out of, or beyond the buildings we occupy. Instead we are investing heavily in the areas that we wish to grow in. The first craft brewery in the UK to install oak foudres for ageing beers in, we have just (at the end of 2016), completed the restoration of a Grade 2 listed building to expand upon this and our barrel ageing program. The beginning of 2017 saw us install a bespoke coolship in this space – a traditional vessel used for cooling hot wort. We will be using this to produce spontaneously fermented beers.

And all the while that this goes on, we continue to refine and pay particular attention to our core beers, making sure that we (and you), have something refreshing to relax and dream with at the end of the day.

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Cask @ Borefts 2014. Golden color, quite clear. Virtually no head. Aroma’s of grain, citrus, along with malts/grain and fruits retronasal. Flavor is moderate bitter, fruity. Light bodied. Finishes with malt/grain and rather bitter. Nice one!
Tried from Cask on 02 Oct 2014 at 23:43

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Sampled @ Borefts 2014 day 2. Clear pale yellow color, medium sized white head. Aroma is citrussy, lightly lime. Taste lightly lime, citrussy, lightly bitter, a hint of fruitpeel. Decently y and carbonation. Hmm not bad.
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 11:24

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Sampled @ Borefts 2014 day 2. Dark brown color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, lightly fruity, some citrus, lightly bitter. Decent body and carbonation. Hmm a bit disappointing.
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 11:23

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Borefts Beer Festival 2014. Golden with a small white head. Spicy aroma with black pepper, and a distinct note of white wine and dry sherry. Dry and fruity flavour with sherry and a spicy touch
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 07:25

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Borefts Beer Festival 2014. Pale yellow with a small white head. Funky and herbal aroma with fruity notes and citrus peel. Dry spicy and herbal flavour with a touch of green leaves
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 07:24

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Borefts Beer Festival 2014. Hazy orange with a lasting white head. Herbal and spicy aroma with funky notes. Dry and tart malty, herbal and spicy flavour with a touch of popcorn/jonge lambik.
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 07:22

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Borefts Beer Festival 2014. Hazy pale golden with a lasting white head. Malty and grassy aroma with citrus hops, and a hint of sulphur., Dry and hoppy flavour with pleasant citrus and exotic fruit
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 07:21

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Borefts Beer Festival 2014. Hazy amber with a lasting white head. Malty aroma with grassy notes and cheese/old hops. Malty and grassy flavour with old hops and an unpleasant bitterness
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 07:20

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Borefts Beer Festival 2014. Hazy golden with a small white head. Citrus aroma with a herbal touch. Dry and hoppy flavour with lots of citrus. Quite tasty
Tried on 02 Oct 2014 at 07:14

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Tap at Borefts 2014. Pours very hazy dull golden with a ring off white head. Aroma of funk, yeast, herbs and light caramel. Flavor is light sweet and over moderate bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2014 at 04:14